As parking gets more expensive in Chicago, this crucial economic development project moves forward. Bad news for commuters who drive to work in Chicago: the cost of parking is going up. Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to jack up the city’s parking tax to 22 …

Whiting Lakefront Park featured statewide while East Chicago starts another project Regional Development Authority President and CEO joined Inside Indiana Business’ Gerry Dick this past weekend to discuss the transformation of the Whiting Lakefront Park …

Modern Forge celebrated its 100th anniversary last weekend with a barbecue bash at its new facility in Merrillville. The company, which has relocated operations from Blue Island, Ill., over the past couple of years, currently employs about 100 workers at the …

Interested in what the Regional Development Authority has been doing to boost job creation, improve transportation and infrastructure and raise the quality of life in Northwest Indiana? Then our newest annual report is just for you! Available for download …

Construction Begins at Jeorse Beach East Chicago project will create jobs and improve the community The City of East Chicago held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday to celebrate the beginning of work to restore the Lake Michigan shoreline in East Chicago …

RDA Issues RFQ for Environmental Services EPA Partnership to Clean Up NWI The RDA is soliciting Qualifications from firms interested in providing professional environmental services to support implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …

In 2009, the City of Portage completed work on the Lakefront Park and Riverwalk, a $16 million project fueled by $10 million in grants from the RDA. Once the site of acid baths for a nearby steel plant, the park and riverwalk is now one of the most-visited …

Of all the projects in which the RDA has been involved, none has tested us more than the runway expansion and railroad relocation project at the Gary/Chicago International Airport. But perseverance and teamwork of all the partners involved in the project is …

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro was in Gary this morning meeting with local officials and checking out the ongoing demolition of the abandoned Sheraton Hotel. HUD, the Environmental Protection Agency, the City of Gary and the Regional …

We’re just back from the Whiting lakefront, where families and friends from the region celebrated the dedication of dozens of new park benches at the Whiting Lakefront Park. The $22 million project was fueled by a 2010 RDA grant. Whiting Mayor Joe …